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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
We are requested To copy the following
Editorial from the Monroe Watch
man.

We are requested To copy the following
Editorial from the Monroe Watch
man.
We much regret that State Sena-
tor John W. McCreery forces us to
convict him Of deliberate misrepre-
sentation. We had hoped that he
would not pursue the controversy to
this point; and indeed it is to us al
most inconceivable that a man of the
supposed intelligence of Mr.. McCree-
~ could be led into making such
reckless denials of what is so readi
ly proven. In the Raleigh Inder Of
the oath inst, he denounces as I'M
true our statements with regard to
his declarations of opposition to Mr..
Camden at Logan courthouse and
elsewhere, both before and after his
election, defies us to prove them, and
loudly calls upon US to ''either put
up or shut up" We shall endeavor
to accommodate the gentleman, and
to that end We print the following:
Editor Monroe Watchmdn:-I
was present at Logan c. H., at the
county convention in July 1854, and
had several conversations with Sen
ator J. w. McCreery. He was then
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08
MONOPOLY scHEMING.
and others.

Camden's managers in Marion
have been scheming for the past
month to assemble such Democrats
in that county as could be induced
to pass resolutions declaring it trea
son to refuse to support the nominee
of (so-called) caucus-eyen
although such caucus be trap set
by monopoly. OF course, it was
easy for few shrewd and active
men, who make money at the trade
Of managing local politics, to collect
a considerable number of the non
Office seeking class, who, not know
ing the truth and in the absence of
discussion, would readily accept any
high-sounding resolutions which
seemed to emanate from respectable
quarters. The meeting was held
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08
FEUDALISM IN AMERICA.
Very respectfully,
DAN'L b. Lucas.

Mr.. Hudson, whose book The
Railways of the Republic) is so full
of information, prints in the last
North Americdn Reriew an article
which, if it were read and compre-
hended by the rank and file OF
voters. would work II revolution in
our politics. We endeayor to con
dense some o. the first pages:
Devices to rule commerce by the
suspension Of competition, and 10
exact arbitrary profits from the
masses, are the extreme OF oppres-
sion. Nevertheless, a very proml-
nent railroad manager and writer
has recently announced, that those
who hold competition Is the only
measure of profits in any industry
are years behind the age in COM
prehension of the science Of the rail
road question"
The market price Of shares in the
various corporations and trusts,
which are comprised within the vast
entity of the Standard Oil Company,
measures its wealth at $500, 600, 900,
and vet, at its inception, its wealth
was represented by a capital OF ST.
100000. If we deduct $50,00O,OO0
as the value of its actual properly,
(which is liberal estimate for it, J
then the monopoly which these par
ties have acquired is estimated by
them to yield dividends on $780,
100000.
1t has been said that this mo-
nopo.y has cheapened oil, but those
acquainted with its operations well
know that it can sell cheaper than
other rcfners only because of the
advantages given to it by the rail
roads. But it sells cheaper than
other refners only where it desires
to crush competition. On the vast
aggregate of its traffic it enjoys the
full benefit of the impregnable bar
rier which it has erected between
the producers of crude petroleum
and the millions of consumers of re-
fined oil. True, there has been a
decline of so per cent. in the retail
price of refined petroleum since the
anti Standard period; but there has
been decline of so per cent. in the
price of crude petroleum. AT the
few points reached by what little
competition existed in 1880, the re-
tail price was 124 to 10 cents, but
at all other points the price was 20
10 35 cents. In Texas the price was
35 cents, but when competing
company succeeded in shipping oil
to Texas the price was reduced to
81 cents. If the extra cost estab
lished by the means of monopoly be
5 cents in adjacent territory, with
variation to IA cents at remote
points, the tax thus imposed on the
100000 gallons of domestic con-
sumption can be appreciated. 1t is
safe to say that the monopoly en-
joys a tax of ten cents per gallon.
But tee Standard Oil Company is
only one of many modern monopo-
lies. In 1876 there were Al firms
manufacturing coke from the Con-
nellsville vein of coal. and they en-
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08
Within One Year l VIII Turn That
Town Into a Church Yard.

The population OF Sedalla, Mis-
souri,. in 1870 was $500; in 1885 it
was between II, 900 and 10000. The
ear-shops Of the GOnld railroads in
Missouri were located there, and 1t
was a thriving place. During the
great strike last year ON the Mis-
souri, Pacific and the other Western
lines controlled by Gould the mer-
chants of Sedalia sympathized with
the strikers. This incensed Gould,
and he exclaimed: Within q year
/ will turn that town into a church
ward" The strike failed and Gould
ordered the removal Of the ear shops
to another place. Sedalia is ruined.
1t is for thoughtful men to consider
whether the power Of railway mag
mates is not too great.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
BILL.

The railroads have posted in the
different depots their schedules Of
prices. Such free-pass brides, as eX-
tend beyond the limits of the State,
have been called in. 1t deserves at
tention that they have not recalled
the passes given to Editors. The
pretence Is, that these passes are to
pay for advertising the ''time tables. -
But the public will take notice that
= pass is refused to the DEMOCRAT
although it offers to give in exchange
the same quantity Of advertising as
the other papers. The truth is, a
pass is refused to the DEMOCRAT be
cause it publishes the information
that the railroad managers wish kept
from the people
The bill which passed Congress is
confined to commerce between differ
emit States. 1t does not deal with
shipments and travel between places
in the same State. 1t is the du
ty of our Legislature to give to the
local traffic the same protection that
Congress has given to the interstate
traffic. The railroad lobby is exert
ing itself to prevent such legislation
at Charleston.
For the past two months the rail
road managers have had the ablest
intellect, money can hire, devising
WAYS and means to make the Inter
State Commerce bill unpopular and
ingenuity will be exhausted to fool
the unorganized masses into support
no politicians who will repeal it.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08

We have not printed eN senator
Davis letter in behalf ct his part
ner-Mr Camden-becsase Il Will
be copied 10y the papers which are
supported by our millionaire Politi-
clans. The DENoCRAr aims 10 pub
lish informat,ou which the million
aire politicians try'to suppress.
The Intelligence is silent about
the Marion county meeting. The
Tatelligeacer is advocating the cleo
ton of Senator at the called session.
The conduct Of the HteiligeRcer is
OminOus.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08

The people of this country and es-
pscially the people Of West Virginia
should wake up to the fact that the
railroads will employ every conceiv-
able influence to carry the next cleo
ton. 1t is their purpose to weed
out from the public service every
man who refuses TO betray the peo-
pie in order to gain railroad support.
The same methods which secured
the newspapers for Mr.. Camden will
secure them for the railroad mana
CrprS
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08

very pronounced anti-Camden man.
and after the convention had instrnc-
ted for him, he boosted that he had
downed the Camden Kenna ring. At
the Circuit Court at Hinton in the
spring or fall of 1885, in the room of
A. +. Mathews and J. ID. Logan at
the Central Hotel, Messrs. "A. +.
Mathews, John w. Harris. Frank
Hereford, j. Ii. Crosier, j. ID. Logan,
j. w. .McCreery, and myself we're to-
gether and we were discussing boss
rule in this State, and were all very
pronounced against Mr.. Camden, ex-
cept Mr.. Logan, who took no part in
the conversation. Mr.. McCreery was
one of the principal spokesmen. and
no man could have spoken more
strongly against Mr.. Camden than
Mr.. McCrecry did in that conyersas
ton; and he boosted again of his
nomination for the Senate in spite OF
the opposition of the Camden kenna
ring.
(Signed) A. n. CAMPBELL.
/ ayouch for the correctness of the
above statement of Mr.. Campbell as
to the conversation had at the Cen
trail Hotel at Hinton; and prior to
that time / had heard Mr.. McCreery-
in Captain Fowler's room at the same
hotel, utter the same sentiments with
reference to his nomination over the
Camden-Kenna opposition that Mr.
Campbell heard him utter at Logan
court house. / never heard of Mr..
McCreery expressing any other sen
timents until after Messrs. Camden
and Kenna met him at his (McCree-
rvs room at the Central Hotel ut
Hinton either at the May or Sep
TENDER term Of the Summers Circuit
Court 1885, soon after which time
Mr.. McCreery's father received his
appointment.
(Signed) }. ii. CRosIER.
These communications speak for
themselves. Any these gentlemen
who are mentioned as being present
at the meeting at the Central Hotel
in Hinton, are competent TO testify
as to what the tenor of Mr.. McCree-
rvs conversation was on that occa-
sion, and for any further information
that may be desired upon this sub
ject we refer to them.
Our statement that Mr.. McCreery
failed to represent his constituents
when he voted in caucus for Mr.
Camden was based to a great extent
upon his own declaration that he
had beaten the Camden candidate in
his district. Mr.. McCreery fatty
denied, with considerable heat, that
he had ever said any such thing.
The publications above made very
conclusively settle that point, and
place Mr.. McCreery in a position
which he will hardly be able to ex-
plain to the thinking public. The
Senator from Raleigh has not cover
ed himself with glory in pushing
this controversy thus far, nor have
his efforts tended toward dissipating
the conviction that his vote for Cam
den did not represent Democratic
sentiment in his district Perhaps
this statesman will not in the future
be quite so ready to emulate the hot
spur in the rashness Of his asser-
tions and the sweeping character of
his contradictions.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-08

We believe that this pa
per reaches larger audience
in West Virginia than any
other publication. Adver-
tisers are invited to inspect
our subscription lists.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-05-01
THE MILITIA BILL.

The APPEAL thinks that the mil
itary companies of the Constock
a,e lahnllng under "A serious uls-
apnrehension when they propose {"
disband rather than take the oath
nte>r,ih,d bv the Militaiv Bill.
passed nv the Legislature last Win
ter. The oath is the ordinary form
OF na,h taken by the COMPANIES OF
other Sites before they can re-
ce,ve any assistance from the Cen
eral Government. The Miners
Union believes that behind this
will be a plot on sthe part OF the
mine managers to reduce wages anu
in case of forcitle resistance on
the part of the miners. to call out
the State Militia to enforce ultra
measures.
: The APPEL does not believe
that the mine managerscontemplate
any reduction of wages, ut least 1t
they desired reduction they are
not so anxious for it as to cause
bIoodshed on the Comstock, nor Is
there any autagonism between the
mine managers aud the Unions.
The Union has been an assist
ance to the development of the
Comstock and so recognized by the
mine owners. 1t insures good
class of workmen, skilled workmen
in fact. for the work of running
drifts and stopping out breasts, Is
something far above ordinary man
ual labor.
The members Of the military
companies are nearly all members
or the Miners Union and have an
idea that some day they might be
called upon to shoot down their
comrades. II is not at all likely that
such a thing would ever happen
and if they ever were called upon
to act against their comrades and
brothers, they could dishand at a
moments notice, and under the
circumstances would not be blamed
for their act.
If the mine owners seriously
contem plated trouble with the
miners Union, they would In case
need for the militia; call upon
the United States Government f"I
troops. All these surmIses how
ever are merely fanciful aud no one
now living in Nevada Is likely t.
ever see the harmonious relations
between the mine managers aud
miuers, disturbed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-05-01

A writer in the St. Louis
Globe Democrat defends the theat-
rical clique Us necessary adjunct
to the first night, as it often enables
the audience to see points in the
acting which might otherwise be
overlooked. This is good logic.
Audiences as a rule are not quick
to catch the fine shades of a new
play. The keenest wit goes un-
noticed, but big fat negro minstrel
who falls down on somebody's hat
Is rapturously applauded. The old
CIRCUS gags always take while new
jokes are risky things to under
take.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-05-01

a. 49er who has r.. emily male a
v ait a. lid Missouri L. nut of
conceit with the old folks at home.
A villa phila-oaher inten, on
gaining some insight int Califor-
nia's toreisn policy. inq ,ired from
his throne on barrel head. at the
or ,cery: III do your Chinese
r .l4tions stand now out there?
"ChineSe relations! Well III be
DANCED! d. Won think, y"u old
fossil you, because I've lived
thirty-five year in the mines, That
l'm burned miscengenator? Well
[ will be ID"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-05-01
Gus orn MiII wanted.

Silver City offers splendid open
ing TO CAPITALISTS t. build custom
mill. This fact can be demonstrate
ed to any one who will take the
painsto investigate the ore develop
ments in the several properties IN
and about Silver CITY. The Hay
wood mine l. capable of producing
about $50 tons Of ore perday. The
developments in the Oest minewar-
rant The extraction of about half as
much. The Santiago and q liun
mines, together with the Star. aud
the ore taken out by Brown & La
aruits would swell up the total to as
much more. and there are several
other prospects showing well.
The Haywood will next month be
Obliged to Law IF several miners,
owing t. the fact that the manage
ment cannot set the ore reduced.
The Briggs mill has been running
on the Haywood ore. but next uIonih
Fred Oestwill monopolizp il. Thus,
for the want of proper milling facil-
tiles. a valuable ore producer Is
forced to restrict its operations.
We call the attention Of mil men TO
this fact. that they may investigate
the proposition. Report
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-05-01
The London Times has n

The London Times has not as
yet apoloeized for its infamous libel
on Parnell. It is an old rule of
the Times Office, never TO apologize.
Some papers as well as men. deem
an apology an admission of fear.
Whenever 9 public journal has
wrouged . man, its emily true course
il m open retraction. No one but
amslicious sneak will refuse il.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-02

school, Profs. w. r. Harnish and B.
J. Saunders and others in the bell
room. Our attention was especially
drawn to the dancing of the Misses
Hayes of Monroe, aud Miss Gibson OF
Shreveport. a lady from the Key
stone state remarked as she saw the
queenly figure of Miss Broadway, the
grace and beauty of Miss NIayme Rich
ardson and Miss George Stubs, the
genial, happy face of Miss jamie Rich
ardson and many other charming ladies
of our city standing and ready to move
Off in the dance that she had never
seen as many pretty girls in one room.
So say we Ill. But youth has its
pleasures that wait not upon old age,
and as 1 saw them waltzing and
balancing, polkaing and gliding re-
called the happy days OF my boyhood
when my heart too was bounding with
delight and as mad with joy as theirs
Quietly returning to the gallery l
smoked my last cigar and wondered if
emery young folk" were half so glad
before.
"Come again bright days Of my youth and
pleasures gone!
Como again, como again" II.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-02
The Oak Ridge Riot,

The Geographic accounts of the Oak
Ridge riot have been rather meager
but we are enabled to give pretty
much the tue details of the deplorable
affair from Information derived from
parties from the scene of action.
On the 25th ult. negro had been
arrested for an alleged criminal assault
upon 4 white woman. Upon investi-
CATION the evidence did not disclose
any criminality upon the part of the
people of the Ridge were highly in
censed against the negro, however, aud
that night took him out for the pur-
pose of whipping him aud forcing him
to leave the country. While in the
act of whipping the negro the party of
whites were fred upon from ambush
by. crowd o: negroes headed by Jerry
Baldwin. Two whites, Messrs. Baker
and Gardner, were wounded.
This act brought about race issue,
with dire results, and Terminated. as il
only could, in the utter annihilation of
the negroes engaged in it.
After shooting into the whites as
before stated, Baldwin and his crowd
went to negro cabin near by and
waited for renewal of the trouble.
The whites got reinforcements and as
certaining early Monday morning, the
whereabouts of Baldwin, went to ar
rest him and those with him. When
the whites got within shooting distance
of the cabin they were again fired upon
by Baldwin and his crowd. G, w.
uigginbotham was instantly killed ana
John Conger mortally wounded and
Messrs. Moore, Baker and Gardner
were slightly wounded. The fire was
returned with deadly effect, six negroes
being instantly killed. Four of the
negroes who managed to escape were
subsequently captured and hung. Mon
day two other negroes were captured
and jailed. The whites held Il public
meeting and decided to hang one of
thetn. This was done openly at 5
O'Clock. The other negro having es-
tablished his innocence was discharged.
Another negro was captured the same
day and hung on the banks of the Bon
Idce, near Oak Ridge. Tho total
number killed was IS; II negroes and
1 white. John Conger, it is reported,
cannot recover, being shot eleven
times with buckshot. 4. G. Brigham,
editor of the Sentinel, was not wounded
as reported. He had narrow escape,
however, his hat having been perfo-
rated. Several negroes implicated in
the riot escaped but they are being
pursued and if captured will be killed.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-02
Don't fail to try
Old Hickory BittcrS
For salo by
w, II. HARRIS.
st. Hyacintlf's Academy.

Tho closing exercises of st. Hya-
cinth's Academy Thursday night was
one of the most brilliant affairs of the
kind over witnessed in Monroe. The
hail of the Young Catholic Friends
Society had been specially fitted up for
the occasion and it was crowded to its
full capacity. With stage, beautiful
scenery, elevated seats and other con.
veniences, the audience could not have
been better provided for.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the curtain
rose and the entertaining exercises of
the evening began. We append the
PROGRAMME.
Victory March. Fox
Piano and Organ ......... NJ isses Mary Wright
and Lillian Thomas.
Prologue. Gooreio Stubs
Vocal Trio. Misses Mamie Richardson,
Goorgie Stubbs, Ratio Carter, NJ.
Wright and Tillie Breard:
l'iano. Miss IL. Thomas
Song and Chorus, by the boys. Piano Miss
l.. Thomas.
PRIZES TO THE BOYS.
Pearl GalOp......... DreSSlcr
Instrumental Trio, Piano K file Mccormick,
Louis Breard and Missile Renwick.
Crown for Exemplary Department.
Address Observation-Disclosures Miss +. Breard
Centennial SchottiSch .Magrudcr
instrumental Trio, Piano. Miss l.. Thomas.
Mamie Herring and NJ. RcnwIck.
PRIZES FOR THE GIRLS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown .............. ........A mos
Comic Medley Duet.......M. Herring and
Maggie Faulkner.
Piano Miss NJ. Wright
Essay, Mellowed Thoughts from the Pre-
cupts of Life. Miss NJ. Richardson
PRIZES.
Dance of the Fairies Fowler
Piano an Organ...... NJ isses NJ. Wright, q
Stubbs, Katie Carter and l.. Thomas.
la ManOla........- fleDrlcOl
Song and ChOrtlS....., ....--.By the little glrl
| Piano ................... Miss NJ. Wrigh
| PRIZES.
| Essay. The Spirit of Poetry. Miss NJ. Wrigh
The Music OF the Birds Glove
| Vocal Duet. Misses NJ. Richardson an,
X. Carter.
Piano MISS NJ. w rlgh
Over tho summer Soa ........ Bella
| Piano and Organ ...... NJ isses l.. Thomas an
G., Stubs.
Prizes were awarded the followin
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-02
Society nni Personal.

GA: friend J. G.. Prichar,l aud
mother of Nj onruc, came down on the
Hanna Blanks las, Sunday, on Il visit
to- thrir many friends and relatives.
Uuyisonbu,v Nc,cs,
DR.. Eobt. Layton and wife left
Thursday flor Nashville, Tenn. The
Doctor has lust recovered from n severe
spell OF sickness aud goes II the mouu-
tains of Tennessee TO recupcrate.
Mr., Dave Meyer is on visit to his
cold stamping grcunds"--Farmcr-
vile.
Mr.. Lee Steinau returned home
Wednesday from Tul#no University.
I MONROE, La, June %, 1887.
The Neranda Hotel was brilliantly
lighted last night, and the violinS in
good tune and the floor well waxed
and tho charming, jolly hostess, Mrs.
w. Bell Smith, all smiles, for there
the school girls with their many friends
had gathered to receive the teachers Of
the Monroe Public Schools and make
them forget ali the labor5 of the past
session and spend the jolliest, sweetest
evening Of their snjourn i'll the South.
There was nothing lacking and all
were as merry as a marriage bell. Miss
Viola Nelson and Mr.. Sam'i Standifer
of Ruston: Mr.. A'len Of Texas, the
guests Of Judge y. y. Gunby; Mss
Spillman of Shreveport; Miss Lucy
Williams of Wick sburg Misses Katie
and Hattie Cam, and Mr.. David
Faul> of Lostowu; Mrs. Liddell and
Miss Carrie McLaiD, the sister OF l.. ID.
McLain, Esq. Of this city; Miss May
me Richardson and Miss Georgia
Stubs. Miss Ollie McCranic and Miss
Lucy S;nbI, Mr.. and Mrs. Cellos; DR..
Murphy aud lady, and Miss Lena
Evans, all OF Monroe: DE-. ElOurnoy
and sister Miss Louisc) and Miss Alice
RpnWick of West Monroe and many,
many more We're tNCrG and gladdened
the occasion with their presence.
Misses Nora Richardson, NlOllc Hanna
aud Carrie StciHaU won the hearts oi
all by their untiring efforts to make
every one have an enjoyable time
The teachers were Out In full force and
though some uf them did not "trip
the light fantastic toe" yet the spirited
conversation OF Miss uawley of Penn
sylvania, Miss Spcir and Miss kathar
OF New York, and the willingness will
which Mrs. Evans diSCoursed he
charming music 20 the delight OF the
assembly told us that they were jus
as happy as Miss Losey of Chicago
our charming principal of the femai
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-07-02
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